Director, Tech Governance, Risk & Compliance

Pathward; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Annual performance-based incentive

Job summary

Pathward seeks an experienced technology risk leader to establish and maintain the governance framework, oversee risk identification and remediation, and provide executive reporting on risk status. The role drives change control, compliance initiatives (GLBA, PCI, SOX) and supervises staff to achieve strategic objectives.

You will partner with senior leadership to align objectives with organizational policy and risk appetite, ensuring effective governance across technology functions in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• Typical 8+ years of relevant experience in governance, risk, or compliance.
• Experience leading managers and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the technology governance framework, decision rights, forums and escalation paths.
• Direct technology risk identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring.
• Own issue, remediation and exception governance with closure evidence.
• Provide consolidated executive reporting on technology risk and remediation status.
• Manage information technology risk assessments and evaluate security issues.
• Ensure defined change control procedures are followed.
• Support GLBA, PCI and SOX compliance initiatives.
• Supervise staff, including hiring, training, goal setting and performance evaluation.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Executive reporting

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pathward seeks an experienced technology risk leader to establish and maintain the governance framework, oversee risk identification and remediation, and provide executive reporting on risk status. The role drives change control, compliance initiatives (GLBA, PCI, SOX) and supervises staff to achieve strategic objectives.

You will partner with senior leadership to align objectives with organizational policy and risk appetite, ensuring effective governance across technology functions in the